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Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans
Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch's Lives, is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate …
Reading Sin in the World
Prudentius is one of the major Latin poets of antiquity. A Christian living and writing in Spain in the late fourth and early fifth centuries, he was thoroughly imbued with the …
Roman Soldier vs Dacian Warrior
Fully illustrated, this book assesses the Roman and Dacian fighting men who clashed in three bloody encounters during the Dacian Wars of AD 85 106. While the Roman emperor …
Emperors and Rhetoricians
Panegyric, the art of publicly praising prominent political figures,occupied an important place in the Roman Empire throughout late antiquity. Orators were skilled political actors …
Rome's Vestal Virgins
Comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date, this volume offers a brand new analysis of the Vestal Virgins' ritual function in Roman religion. Undertaking a detailed and careful …
Classical Traditions in Science Fiction
For all its concern with change in the present and future, science fiction is deeply rooted in the past and, surprisingly, engages especially deeply with the ancient world. Indeed, …
Orient, the Liberal Movement, and the Eastern Crisis of 1839-41
This book focuses on the Eastern Crisis of 1839-41, closely examining the first instance of coordinated Western intervention in the Middle East during the modern era. Readers can …
Early Textual History of Lucretius' De rerum natura
This is the first detailed analysis of the fate of Lucretius' De rerum natura from its composition in the 50s BC to the creation of our earliest extant manuscripts during the …
Historik kring två gårdar i Björkvik: Stora Munkebo och Smedstorp under den tid Gunilla Gunnahrs (född Österberg) släkt verkat vid dessa gårdar.
Historik kring Stora Munkebo och Smedstorp Utgåva 2, utökad. Från var sitt håll möts två björkvikssläkter i dessa gårdar. Nu blir det en tidsresa bakåt i Björkvik och varifrån …
Boeotia Antiqua III
Making Textiles in pre-Roman and Roman Times
Textile production is an economic necessity that has confronted all societies in the past. While most textiles were manufactured at a household level, valued textiles were traded …